Article & Resources for Startups & Angel Investors
We are a former entrepreneur and angel investor network that featured thousands of investment proposals to high calibre angel investors, including investors from the UK Sunday Times Rich-list. From our unique position witnessing both sides of the funding equation, we found that entrepreneurs who negotiate properly: Receive better terms – in terms of % equity they will continue to own[Read More…]
Sachin Tendulkar is a global sportsman that entrepreneurs should learn from. Watch the video below to hear his life story. I find it remarkable that he stated when he was younger a small habit led him to create laser like focus in his field. Focus is a key skill for any successful entrepreneur and Sachin Tendulkar at 3 minutes 30 states[Read More…]
Sachin Tendulkar is a global sportsman that entrepreneurs should learn from. Watch the video below to hear his life story. I find it remarkable that he stated when he was younger a small habit led him to create laser like focus in his field. Focus is a key skill for any successful entrepreneur and Sachin Tendulkar at 3 minutes 30 states[Read More…]
The opportunity for Farokh Engineer came whilst he was on the Cricket Field exciting thousands of cricket fans with his performances during a distinguished international career between 1959 and 1976. He played 46 tests and kept wicket at the World Cup in 1975 also playing for India and Lancashire, UK. Off the cricket field, Engineer worked as Brand[Read More…]
We are a former entrepreneur and angel investor network that featured thousands of investment proposals to high calibre angel investors, including investors from the UK Sunday Times Rich-list. From our unique position witnessing both sides of the funding equation, we found that entrepreneurs who negotiate properly: Receive better terms – in terms of % equity they will continue to own[Read More…]
Venture Giants was responsible for reviewing thousands of investment proposals whilst it was in operation in the UK. We were asked over and over on how to create the perfect investment proposal and this article addresses that question. We saw seemingly weak business ideas receive a lot of investor investor interest only because the proposal had been well written and[Read More…]
When asked on a regular basis what I do, I always state that I am an “Entrepreneur and an Investor” which always inevitably leads to the question: ‘yes, but what is it that you do?’ – as though being an entrepreneur isn’t enough, or a valid qualification. Many entrepreneurs forget that they are NOT defined by their business or businesses.[Read More…]
Lesson #1: How are you going to negotiate with an Investor? This article shows how an inexperienced entrepreneur should deal with angel investor questioning. There are simply not enough articles and resources on the internet on how an entrepreneur should negotiate with a potential business angel investor and the types of questions that will be asked in your first meeting.[Read More…]
This may seem a boring subject to most experienced entrepreneurs so I thought it appropriate to start with a question – a question most get wrong. Q: What industry sector classification do you think Google should fall under? Computers? Software? Search engine? (trick question, search engine is not an industry sector!) Google is in fact in advertising (media) as 97% of their[Read More…]
Venture Giants had many high profile angel investors and high net worth individuals as members during its operation. For this reason, Venture Giants was invited to go behind the scenes and find out about the exclusive Heathrow VIP. Watch the video review on Heathrow VIP: Heathrow VIP was reserved exclusively for government officials like the Prime Minister and Diplomats[Read More…]
Contrary to what you are seeing in the press there is excess capital and too few investment opportunities. A large amount of high net worth individuals in the West are seeking to diversify their portfolios away from traditional investments as a hedge against stock market volatility and historically low interest rates. In times of recession, the two best investment classes[Read More…]
Venture Giants has now closed its business operations. Launched in 2010, Venture Giants had countless UK angel investors and Venture Capitalists register with the platform looking for investment deal-flow across 80 sectors in the UK. This unique data has allowed us to create entrepreneur resources and business startup articles which we have published on the website in the hopes that[Read More…]
